RIGHTS AND QUALITIES OF COMPANY SECRETARY A company secretary enjoys certain rights. Some of them are conferred by the companies act. While some other rights arise out of agreement between him and his employer. The following are company Secretary rights: Right to supervise and control the office. 2. Right to sign the proceedings of the meetings and documents of the company. 3. Right to exercise the delegated powers. 4. Right to claim remuneration. RIGHTS OF A SECRETARY:
5. Right to make correspondence. 6. Right to claim unpaid salary as preferential creditor at the time of winding up 7. Right to issue certificate. 8. Right to represent the company. 9. Right to receive notice in case of dismissal. 10. Right to claim compensation.
QUALITIES OF COMPANY SECRETARY Along with prescribed Rights the company secretary has to possess the following qualities. He should have pleasing or good manners He should be courteous polite in dealing with others He should have the desire to work hard. He must have good communication skills
He should have good health and ability to work hard. He should have the courage to do things. He should have high integrity He should be loyal to his employer He should be regular and punctual. He should have tact and diplomacy. He should have leadership quality to inspire, induce and guide his subordinates.
He should have high intelligence to understand things quickly. He should have good memory to remember events, facts and persons He must be humane i.e. he must have sympathy for others. He must have a high moral characters. He must be able to take quick and sound decisions He must have strong common sense.
He must have proficiency in language. He must have knowledge of different languages. He must have cool temper and self-control. He must be a man of initiative and originality. He must be alert always. He must have the ability to get along with others.